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re: Alltime Saints Jersey # Countdown to First Preseason Game
Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:03 am to Meateye
Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:03 am to Meateye
81 is a tough call...
Atkins was HOF and at the tail end of his career but was still totally a beast in NOLA. Of the original Saints D Dave Whitsell and he were the most legitimate NFL defenders.
Hakim is really just a footnote but was one of the biggest ones in Saints history. Maybe the biggest single play/game/win until '09. Then the fact that he later actually suited up here makes him even more interesting.
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dunno if Pathon deserves that much recognition. Always thought he was the definition of journeyman. Not bad at all but never studly.
Jimmy Graham might finally be THE #80 for the black and gold. Pretty painful number in two of the worst draft picks in Saints history: #7 & #13 overall Larry Burton & Lindsay Scott (101 combined career receptions!)
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Dave Parks some 82 (83 too) props? How many TEs were ever the #1 overall draft pick? Prolly called WR then tho. 5 NOLA yrs, 149 catches, 16 TDs was pretty good for a TE back in those days- especially on one of the worst teams in league history.
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A good resource for Saints history is https://www.nosaintshistory.com/ Has rosters with uni #s for most years.
Atkins was HOF and at the tail end of his career but was still totally a beast in NOLA. Of the original Saints D Dave Whitsell and he were the most legitimate NFL defenders.
Hakim is really just a footnote but was one of the biggest ones in Saints history. Maybe the biggest single play/game/win until '09. Then the fact that he later actually suited up here makes him even more interesting.
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dunno if Pathon deserves that much recognition. Always thought he was the definition of journeyman. Not bad at all but never studly.
Jimmy Graham might finally be THE #80 for the black and gold. Pretty painful number in two of the worst draft picks in Saints history: #7 & #13 overall Larry Burton & Lindsay Scott (101 combined career receptions!)
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Dave Parks some 82 (83 too) props? How many TEs were ever the #1 overall draft pick? Prolly called WR then tho. 5 NOLA yrs, 149 catches, 16 TDs was pretty good for a TE back in those days- especially on one of the worst teams in league history.
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A good resource for Saints history is https://www.nosaintshistory.com/ Has rosters with uni #s for most years.
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Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:45 am to blueslover
I must be chronologically challenged. We went from 80 to 79 back to 82. What day is it?
Posted on 5/16/12 at 9:01 am to blueslover
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I must be chronologically challenged. We went from 80 to 79 back to 82. What day is it?
80
Posted on 5/16/12 at 9:04 am to blueslover
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81 is a tough call...
agreed
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Atkins was HOF and at the tail end of his career but was still totally a beast in NOLA.
That's what it seems like. I just don't know much about him except that he was here for two years and his jersey is retired
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Hakim is really just a footnote but was one of the biggest ones in Saints history.
Agreed again. But that play is one of my best Saint's memories which is why I posted that one.
Probably the best/recent 81 was Michael Haynes. But like I said, he started and ended with the Falcons so he is tainted in my mind.
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dunno if Pathon deserves that much recognition. Always thought he was the definition of journeyman.
I really liked Pathon and he was a solid contributor. Kind of an early Lance Moore with a worse QB. Graham is the easy call for today though.
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